Box 7

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Black and white image shows workers undoing bundles of dried flax plants and spreading them on the ground in order to bleach in the sun. A supervisor looks on. In the background view is a small mill building with chimney. Printed in Britain. ca. 1902-1920. 14 x 8.75 cm.

Format: Postcard.

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Black and white image shows four men and one woman pulling flax plants from the ground and laying them in rows for bundling. Carters Series No. 3. [no earlier than 1902] 13.75 x 8.75 cm.

Format: Postcard.

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Black and white image shows rows of dried flax being soaked in the river in order to separate the outer bark from the inner flax fibre for spinning. The river Lys is ideal for this purpose, as it is free from minerals that might stain the fibers. Courtrai is the center of Belgium's linen industry. Meadville, Pa.: Keystone View Company, ca. 1900-1920. ca. 17.5 x 9 cm.

Format: Stereoptic print.

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Black and white image shows rows of stacks of harvested flax left to cure in the sun. A young boy stands in the foreground while some cows graze behind him, just in front of the harvested flax. "In a single year, Belgium exports raw flax and linen yarns to the amount of nearly forty million dollars, besides immense quantities of woven linen and lace." Meadville, Pa.: Keystone View Company, ca. 1900-1920. 17.75 x 8.75 cm. Copy B.

Format: Stereoptic print.

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Color image shows a man and woman spreading flax along the ground to dry in the sun. A house and outbuildings are in the background beyond the field. No publication information given but Maoris would indicate New Zealand, as the Maori people are the indigenous people of New Zealand. ca. 1920. 13.5 x 8.75 cm.

Format: Postcard.

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Black and white image shows a horse-drawn cart with two workers unloading batches of linen cloth to spread on the field to bleach in the sunshine. Several other areas of the field (in the background) have already been covered with batches of cloth. A mill building and chimney are in the background. New York: Underwood & Underwood. 17.75 x 8.75 cm.

Format: Stereoptic print.

Scope and Contents Black and white image shows the river Lys in the background where a horse-drawn conveyance is gathering the retted flax from the water. In the foreground, conical shaped batches of dried flax are lined up for retting. The retting allows the outer bark of the flax stems to be removed from the inner fibre for spinning. This is a scene in Courtrai, Belgium, the center of Belgium's linen industry. Meadville, Pa.: Keystone View Company, ca. 1900-1920. 17.75 x 8.75 cm. Format:...

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National Vlasmuseum. Kortrijk, Belgium.

Format: Postcard.

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National Vlasmuseum. Kortrijk, Belgium.

Format: Postcard.

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National Vlasmuseum. Kortrijk, Belgium.

Format: Postcard.